DUNSMUIR – In between flashes of brilliance, the Dunsmuir Lady Tiger volleyball team showed their youth on Thursday night, as they fell, 3-2, to the Redding Adventist Lady Lumberjacks.

In the first set, it was Tiger brilliance that showed. Katie McIntyre, the lone senior on the squad, pummeled the Lady Jacks with seven kills, taking advantage of sweet setting by sophomore Jessica Hatten.

The set was close early, but with Dunsmuir holding an 11-8 advantage, frosh Chelsea Helms rotated to server and ripped an ace, making the score 12-8. Five serves later, including another ace, it was Lady Tigers 17 – Lady Jacks 8. After Redding Adventist added a couple of points, McIntyre went to work, with four kills in the final eight Lady Tiger points, as Dunsmuir went on to win 25-12.

Set-two was also close most of the way, with the teams tied at 11-11. The Lady Jacks, however, outscored Dunsmuir 14-6 the rest of the way, for a 25-17 win to even the match.

Set-three looked like it would belong to Dunsmuir. The Lady Tigers built a 17-8 lead, behind strong play by Helms, who had three aces in the set at that point, and Clara Weld who had an ace and two kills. As turned out, it was the Lady Jacks that would finish strong in the set, with a 17-2 run to a 25-19 victory, and a 2-1 match lead.

The Lady Tigers rebounded in set-four,and showed that they are capable of playing under pressure. After jumping out to a 4-0 lead, the Tigers found themselves falling behind three times in the set. Dunsmuir trailed 18-16, when a Redding Adventist hitting error gave the Lady Tigers the serve and cut the deficit to 18-17.

Weld unloaded a wicked serve for an ace, tying the set 18-18. Weld continued to serve, and the Lady Tigers pushed their lead to 24-18. Only a great play by a Lady Jack prevented Weld from serving out the set. McIntyre took care of business with a kill for the, 25-19, victory.

Unfortunately for the Lady Tigers, their comeback bid to win their first match of the season ran out of steam. The Lady Jacks dominated the fifth and final set, scoring seven straight points to win the set 15-6, and the match 3-2.

Dunsmuir (0-2) is off until Tuesday, September 14, when they travel to Weed (1-1).